PLAYER PROFILE

BABE KLOTZ

STATISTICS & HISTORY

Ralph “Babe KLotz was a long time star of the famed Philadelphia SPHAS. Klotz played one year of college basketball at Girard College in Philalelphia. The following year he enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania , but did not play basketball at the school. Instead, he embarked on professional basketball career that spanned thirteen seasons. Klotz gained a reputation as one on the better centers of the era. Klotz, who had been a track and field star in high school, used his superior  athletic ability to advantage against bigger opponents. In era when most pro basketball players also had full time jobs, Klotz enjoyed a successful thirty-three year career with the Army Corps of Engineers.

 

BABE KLOTZ Height: 6:02 Weight: 190 College: Girard’18
Ralph Truman Klotz Born: Oct 23, 1900 Died: Jun 15, 1962 Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1917-18 Girard College
1918-19 West Philadelphia Protestant Club Indep
1918-19 Philadelphia SPHAS ALP 11 18 24 60 5.5
1919-20 Philadelphia SPHAS ALP 8 24 16 64 8.0
1919-20  North PhiladelphiaDe Neri EBL 19 8 37 89 .416 12 53 2.8
1920-21 Philadelphia EBL 28 8 29 76 .382 9 45 1.6
1921-22 Reading EBL 11 9 23 37 .622 7 41 3.7
1921-22 Philadelphia SPHAS Indep
1921-22 Wilmington YMHA Pirates Indep
1922-23 Philadelphia Tri-Council-PhiladelphiaSPHAS PBL 15 7 22 36 2.4
1923-24 Philadelphia SPHAS PBL 39 28 80 168 476 17 138 3.5
1924-25 Philadelphia SPHAS PBL 37 22 63 153 .412 21 107 2.9
1925-26 Philadelphia SPHAS EBL 14 13 0 26 1.9
1925-26 Allentown Aces Indep
1925-26 North Philadelphia Phillies Indep
1926-27 Philadelphia St.Boniface PBL 4 4 13 21 5.3
1926-27 Ocean City SJL 12 21 37 78 .474 79 6.6
1926-2 Allentown Aces Indep
1927-28 Philadelphia ABL 2 1 1 3 1.5
1927-28 Philadelphia SPHAS-Pattison PBL 15 19 29 67 4.5
1927-28 Ocean City SJL 22 44 91 167 545 179 8.1
1928-29 Pattison EBL 6 2 13 17 2.8
1928-29 Bridgeton SJL 31 40 85 150 .567 165 5.3
1929-30 Camden EBL 10 5 12 22 2.2
1930-31 Germantown TCL 1 1 4 6 6.0
Major League Totals 165 97 255 449 2.7
PLAYOFF RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1923-24 Philaselphia SPHAS PBL 2 0 3 7 .429 1 3 1.5
1926-27 St.Boniface PBL 2 1 9 11 5.5
1926-27 Ocean City SJL 3 6 13 25 8.3
1927-28 Ocean City SJL 3 4 4 12 4.0
Major League Totals 4 1 12 14 3.5

 

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